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First time competitor cleans up

Taranaki Manawatu FMG Young Farmer of the Year Jake Jarman

A first time competitor has won the Taranaki Manawatu FMG Young Farmer of the Year Regional Final.

Pledge to end child labour in agriculture

The director-general of FAO has pledged to end child labour in agriculture.

The director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), Qu Dongyu, has pledged to intensify efforts toward addressing child labour in agriculture through a dedicated work programme.

Hort sector denied!

MPI has turned down a request from the horticulture sector to declare the recent hail and rainstorms, that decimated many orchards around the country and cost growers millions
of dollars in lost income, as an ‘adverse event’.

Hui planned for marae-based project teaching Kaipara to grow kai

MPI will provide $20,000 funding to a new programme aimed to teach locals how to grow their own food.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is funding a new marae-based project to help Kaipara residents grow their own food.

Petition launched to 'get vets' into New Zealand

A petition has been launched to ask the Government to declare veterinarians as critical workers.

As New Zealand faces a shortage of veterinarians, a petition has been launched urging the Government to reclassify veterinarians as critical workers.

2020 property market closes on a healthy note

Farm sales went up once again in December 2020.

Data release by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) shows there were 175 more farm sales for the three months ending December 2020 than for the same period in 2019.

Dollar causes fall in lamb prices

A report from ANZ suggests overall demand for sheepmeat is subdued.

A report by the ANZ bank paints a somewhat sombre picture for sheepmeat in the coming year and mirrors a similar prediction in MPI’s Situation and Outlook for Primary Industries report (SOPI) published in December.

Restricted fire season for Otago District’s Central Zone

Fire and Emergency NZ have declared Otago District's Central Zone has been moved into a restricted fire season.

Otago District Central Zone moved to a restricted fire season effective at 8am Wednesday 20 January.

Evaluation shows NZFAP Plus offers benefits for sheep and beef farmers

The piloted NZFAP Plus Standard covers land and water management, and greenhouse gases.

A new voluntary sustainability and continuous improvement standard developed by the Red Meat Profit Partnership (RMPP) has been piloted by sheep and beef farmers.